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Video: Night Diving off Key West
news.nationalgeographic.com    July 28, 2006
If you think you know the meaning of "night life," then you haven't gone scuba diving
off the Florida Keys after dark.

Free Diving The Vandenberg, 1rst Day After Sinking



Most people who come to the Florida Keys for the first time are surprised to find that there is very little offshore scuba diving. you can snorkel just about any where. For the most part the first mile or so off shore shallow flats. The edge of the islands are lined with mangroves. These trees with there finger like root system are what help make the islands. Taking root on what used to be patch reefs from previous times when the ocean level was higher. The grasses
shallow flats and mangroves roots are breeding grounds for many species of sea life. Hiding in the grass and roots till they are large enough to venture into the open waters.


Your first encounter with coral reefs are about 1/2 to 1 mile offshore. Here you start to find patch reefs. These are made up of soft corals, and sea fans. Surrounded by sea grass they resemble little underwater islands.


The Outer Reef are beyond the flats in water 15 to 35 feet in depth. These are the ones most commonly drove on.
Here you are overwhelmed by the colors. Dancing among
the reefs are the brightly colored fish. Here you will lose time and wish you never had any reason to go back to the surface.
Key West Scuba Diving Directory

 Key West Reef Information Links
Sand Key    
Diver Skill Level  All Levels  Depth 30 - 65 Feet   Current (Light to Moderate) Scuba Diving

Outside Reefs   
Diver Skill Level  Intermediate to Advanced  Depth 40 - 210 Feet  Current (Moderate to strong)

Rock Key and Eastern Dry Rocks  
Diver Skill Level  All Levels  Depth 5 - 35 Feet   Current (Light)

Western Dry Rocks   
Diver Skill Level  Novice to Advanced  Depth 5 - 120 Feet  Current (Light to Moderate) Scuba Diving

Cottrell Reef  (Gulf side Reef)  
Diver Skill Level  Novice to intermediate  Depth 3 - 15 Feet   Current (Light to Moderate)

The Lakes   
Diver Skill Level  All Levels  Depth 5 - 30 Feet   Current (Light to Strong)

Marquesas Key   
Diver Skill Level  All Levels  Depth 5 - 30 Feet  Current (Light to Strong) Scuba Diving

Cosgrove Shoal   
Diver Skill Level  Intermediate to Advanced  Depth 20 - 210 Feet   Current (Moderate to Strong)

 Chet Alexander's Wreck  
Diver Skill Level    Novice thru Advanced     Depth     0 to 30 Feet  Current      Moderate to Strong

Joe' Tug   
Diver Skill Level   Intermediate to Advanced     Depth      65 Feet   Current      Light to Moderate Scuba Diving

 Wrecks in the Marquesas   
Diver Skill Level   All levels     Depth      15 - 20 Feet   Current      Moderate to Strong